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WFM FOCUSED ON ANIMAL WELFARE AUSTIN, Texas Whole Foods Market has announced plans to roll out a detailed animal welfare grading system in its meat departments. Developed by the Global Animal Partnership, a nonprofit group of farmers, retailers, animal welfare advocates and sustainability experts, the system has been tested at Whole Foods locations in the South. The company plans to expand the program

Nov 29, 2010

WFM FOCUSED ON ANIMAL WELFARE

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market has announced plans to roll out a detailed animal welfare grading system in its meat departments. Developed by the Global Animal Partnership, a nonprofit group of farmers, retailers, animal welfare advocates and sustainability experts, the system has been tested at Whole Foods locations in the South. The company plans to expand the program nationally beginning early next year. Using a six-step approach, the GAP syst